On October 23, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), which the agency indicates will modernize and improve the H-1B specialty occupation worker program. DHS... Read more »
The National Labor Relations Board’s new Final Rule for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act expands the current standard by allowing the Board to find joint-employer status if an... Read more »
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved an amendment to its Safeguards Rule that will require non-banking financial institutions to report certain data breaches (or “notification events”) to the FTC (not affected... Read more »
The National Labor Relations Board once again issued a new Final Rule for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act. The joint-employer analysis has significant implications for employers, as it... Read more »
USCIS has published a proposed rule that, once implemented, would significantly reform and modernize the H-1B Program. The Modernizing H-1B Requirements, Providing Flexibility in the F-1 Program, and Program Improvements Affecting Other... Read more »
A Mississippi Supreme Court Justice is alleging that a rule directing judges in Mississippi to ensure that poor criminal defendants always have a lawyer as they wait to be indicted is not... Read more »
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently released a proposed rule to better protect farm workers on H-2A visas against retaliation, add new protections for worker self-advocacy, make foreign labor recruitment more... Read more »
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations final rule includes hundreds of pages of changes to the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) standards and is estimated... Read more »
13 presidential centers in the US released a joint statement on Thursday stressing the importance of the rule of law and democratic principles. Specifically, the group called for peaceful civil discourse about... Read more »
Millions more workers would be eligible for overtime under a proposed rule released by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on Aug. 30. If the rule is finalized and implemented, overtime protections... Read more »